King to let you off for to-night."
CHAPTER VII
A LETTER FROM MAUD
Mr. Blithers, triumphant, left Red Roof shortly after luncheon; Mr.
Blithers, dismayed, arrived at Blitherwood a quarter of an hour
later. He had had his way with Robin, who, after all, was coming to
dinner that evening with Count Quinnox. The Prince, after a few words
in private with the Count, changed his mind and accepted Mr.
Blithers' invitation with a liveliness that was mistaken for
eagerness by that gentleman, who had made very short work of subduing
Mrs. King when she tried to tell him that her own dinner-party would
be ruined if the principal guest defaulted. He was gloating over his
victory up to the instant he reached his own lodge gates. There
dismay sat patiently waiting for him in the shape of a messenger from
the local telegraph office in the village below. He had seen Mr.
Blithers approaching in the distance, and, with an astuteness that
argued well for his future success in life, calmly sat down to wait
instead of pedaling his decrepit bicycle up the long slope to the
villa.
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